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    A Charleville 1814 Musket HIGH QUALITY

    With all that fine work would you place the flash hole at the bottom of the pan. And why shoot the target stand.
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    Your first muzzleloader?

    Euro Arms .44 Kentucky Flint lock. Real hard to get ignition. I had the frizzin faced with what turned out to be radio active material. It would spark a marvel. I then read an article about the stuff and had it replaced with a piece of spring steel. I think I sold it off a blanket at Fort...
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    Don Stith 1792 contrect rifle

    I called him today neither he or I could remember. I think it is 1 in 48 but not positive. I guess I can mark a cleaning rod with a patched ball on a screw and figure it out. Called Ed Rayl the barrel maker but can not get an answer and no answering option to leave a message.
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    Don Stith 1792 contrect rifle

    Can anyone advise what the twist rate is on a Don Stith .49 1792 Lewis & Clark rifle barrel?
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    Choosing a rasp and how much to pay

    I found a place on the WEB called The Best Things. I bought two rasps a 12" #8 and a 7" #10. They were $99.00 and $70.00. Not the most expensive but till twice as much asmost of the machine cut ones I've seen. Here is some info from the site. Hand-Cut French Rasps The Best Things was one of...
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    Choosing a rasp and how much to pay

    I am trying to decide on a rasp to buy. I want it mostly for shaping the butt area for the butt plate and working down the fore stock. Is it really worth the cost for a hand stamped rasp, and what size / courseness should I look for when working hard currly maple.
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    Advice on finding parts for Pistol build.

    I have a small pistol size Queen Ann Lock. I would like to find a Pistol barrel .50 to .62, rifled preferred, WITH A CANNON MUZZLE. I would like a figured walnut stock precarved for the barrel and semi shaped. I want to use a simple but cap that does not have the long extensions as the Queen...
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    Who sells flintlock pistol kits for military pistols like used in

    I am looking for a pistol kit that has a simple but cap, canon shaped barrel that is about 8” or less .54 to .62 rifled preferred but smooth would do. If no one is selling a kit, does anyone have a suggestion on who might make this type of barrel and associated parts like a pre shaped stock...
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    Corp of Discovery Rifles .49 or .54.

    I just found an artical at the Rifle Shoppe Inc. web site about a rifle purchased by a Mr. Leon Budginas that is very discriptive of a rifle numbered 15 and resembles the 1803 form in many ways but has a heavy English hunting rifle influence. The company now sells components to build it. Has any...
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    Corp of Discovery Rifles .49 or .54.

    I have a vague recollection that when items were sought and ordered at Harpers Ferry some rifle specs were laid out. The locks and spare components, slings and I thought the caliber was requested to be enlarged. Bigger more dangerous game was anticipated. I can not remember where I read that...
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    Corp of Discovery Rifles .49 or .54.

    Were the rifles aquired at Harpers Ferry for the Lewis & Clark Expidition, 1792 contract rifles, with an orginal bore of .49 reamed and rifled to .54? Where can I find Documentation on this question?
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    Curley Maple thomahawk handles

    Does anyone know of a maker of hawk handles in curly maple? I bought a few at Dixons Rifle Builders Fair a couple of years ago and can not remember the supplier. I know he was there mostly to sell rifle stock wood. My renter’s dog chewed up the handle on my throwing hawk and I would like to...
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    euroarms kentuckian rifle

    I had one also. I shot .440 balls. It had a soft frizzen. Back in the day I had it resurfaced with that radioactive stuff that would spark a marble. Decades later I read an article about the facing material and had the frizzen replaced and it sucked again. I sold it on a blanket. It was accurate...
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    Patch shreded and burn up

    The crown looks great and it has had the Joe Woods Conning treatment toboot. I do not think hey are getting cut there.
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    Patch shreded and burn up

    I have a .62 corlin barrel on my E. Marshall rifle built on a Track kit. 100 + rounds through it and it shreds and smokes patches no matter what ball and patch combo I try. I have used spit and most commercial lubes and I have made all of the Moose snot concoctions I could find on forums. .595...
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